S.T.A.G.E. said:
ctalkeb said:
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Wii - 100.95M (I think everyone has came up with the consensus that this sold mostly to the casuals)
I believe the consensus is wrong, but that's for another discussion.
Wii U - 5.78M ( Which I think it trending lower than the GC)
Honestly, I don't think advertising or more games will actually help the Wii U sell. People are just getting tired of Nintendo systems, and I don't think they can do anything about it.
Nope. It always comes down to games, pricing, and marketing. The Wii U obviously just isn't a good value proposition for gamers. A far less significant price advantage, weaker software support (few first-party games of note, an 8-month drought at the beginning of its life, and no major third-party games that can't be bought on the PS3 or 360), and poor marketing are why the Wii U is struggling.
Nintendo has brought most of their problems on themselves. Little if anything of it is due to forces outside their control.
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For what it's worth, I believe the Wii was largely bought by video game fans who also owned one other console, fans who felt burned when Nintendo's promises about the Wii never were delivered upon. This is probably also one of the Wii U's greatest problems - no one wants to be fooled twice.
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No. The Wii was not purchased by people who owned other consoles largely. The third party sales definitely notes that they were mostly non-gamers children and womens games that sold the highest. Core third party sold terribly.
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The Wii was bought by both.
Everybody had a Wii, at least every gamer I know. Of course core 3rd party on Wii would not sell well to people who also had a PS3 or 360. Pretty obvious they would not buy the low quality multiplat, or shovelware games on Wii.